{"id":2156,"date":"2013-06-20T22:42:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T04:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/murileemartin.com\/wordpress\/?p=2156"},"modified":"2013-06-20T22:42:54","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T04:42:54","slug":"project-car-hell-car-1-back-on-the-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murileemartin.com\/wordpress\/?p=2156","title":{"rendered":"Project Car Hell Car #1 Back On the Market!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/murileemartin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/pch_fiat_austin.jpg\" alt=\"pch_fiat_austin\" title=\"pch_fiat_austin\" width=\"478\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2157\" \/><br \/>\nWhen I moved to Colorado from California in 2010, I left my Toyota 20R-powered 1967 Austin-Healey Sprite at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evilgeniusracing.com\/\">Evil Genius Racing<\/a> in Sacramento, with the idea that I&#8217;d come get it someday. Instead, other projects intervened, and I gave the car to the captain of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetruthaboutcars.com\/2011\/04\/licensed-to-ill-historically-accurate-80s-custom-minitruck-hits-race-track-has-the-boom\/\">Licensed To Ill 24 Hours of LeMons race truck<\/a>. Then <em>he<\/em> didn&#8217;t have the time to get to the project, so he sold it to a guy who seemed very enthusiastic about the project. Six months later, <a href=\"http:\/\/sfbay.craigslist.org\/eby\/cto\/3878793365.html\">it&#8217;s up for sale again<\/a>, and I&#8217;m featuring it in this week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoweek.com\/section\/carnews0101\">Project Car Hell on Autoweek.<\/a> Here are the links to the things I&#8217;ve written about this car in the past:<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/280836\/project-car-hell-fiat-or-austin+healey?tag=chooseyoureternity\">The very first Project Car Hell, in 2007, featuring the 20R Sprite<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5165988\/jaguar-xj12-wheel-adds-touch-of-class-to-sprite-hell-project-keeps-budget-low\">Jaguar XJ12 steering wheel installed.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5169906\/half-price-sale-day-at-the-junkyard-means-its-time-to-stock-up-on-hell-project-parts\">Scoring junkyard ignition parts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5307882\/half-price-junkyard-sale-yields-301-fiat-tachometer-for-20r-sprite-hell-project\">Fiat tachometer for $3.01<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5318190\/20r+powered-sprite-wiring-hell-nearly-complete-it-lives\/\">Wiring the dash, starting the engine.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5327770\/joe-lucas-prince-of-darkness-continues-to-haunt-20r-sprite-hell-project\">Rewiring the car from scratch.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5399652\/mystery-seat-from-20r-sprite-hell-project-lives-on-in-illegal-soapbox-derby-racer\">Seat used in Illegal Soapbox Derby car.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5413092\/cracked-brake-hoses-baaaad-new-brake-hoses-gooooood\">Brake repairs.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5447898\/1967-austin+healey-sprite\">The 20R Sprite Down On the Street.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5472098\/71-midget-donates-lever-shocks-to-20r-sprite-hell-project\">Scoring Midget lever shocks at junkyard.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I moved to Colorado from California in 2010, I left my Toyota 20R-powered 1967 Austin-Healey Sprite at Evil Genius Racing in Sacramento, with the idea that I&#8217;d come get it someday. Instead, other projects intervened, and I gave the car to the captain of the Licensed To Ill 24 Hours of LeMons race truck. 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